Ungulates (Hoofed Animals) Line Art & Full Color Illustration

Highly detailed B&W line art and color mammal fine
art prints made from original drawings

Accurate
drawings of various species of two-toed and three-toed ungulates such as
rhino, moose, horse, tapir, deer, goat and others. All illustrations are
hand drawn and expertly rendered. All images are available in both line
art and full color. High quality prints made on acid-free archival paper
are available of all drawings in the gallery. If you do not see the
ungulate you're looking for please contact the artist to make a suggestion.
Custom illustrations of specific animals can be ordered as well. For
more information and pricing please call 1 (800) 913-7906 or send an
email to the artist.

Ungulates
is a term that I only became familiar with as I started to draw more and
more unusual animals. I was unsure in what category animals like the camel
should go into. The term is one I'm still in the process of fully understanding,
and it seems that there might not be a complete consensus as to what is
or isn't an ungulate. Regardless, it's nice to be able to group some of
these hoofed mammals together. If I have misidentified an animal here as
an ungulate, and it isn't one please drop me an
email.
Also, if I have excluded one that should be here please let me know about
that too. If you would like to see an ungulate here that I haven't yet drawn,
you may request it by sending me an
email.
Please be specific as to the species.

Information about Ungulates:

Ungulates - which means "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal" include several
groups of mammals, most of which have toes that tapir to rigid hooves that
the animal puts all or most of it's weight on. Ungulates may be either odd-toed
or even-toed. Native ungulates are found on all continents except Antarctica
and Australia (except where they have been introduced by humans as in the
case of goats, sheep, llama and other domesticated animals) and in virtually
all terrestrial environments from dense tropical forests, to savanna grasslands,
arid deserts to rugged mountains to the tundra. There some disagreement
on what exactly an ungulate is in regards to either being a cladistic or
evolution based group or a "folk taxon" which means the animals are similar
but not necessarily related. Ungulates also have reduced canine teeth, molars
with low and rounded cusps, ankle bones at the end of the leg and a short,
stocky head. They are a very ancient group of animals, dating back as far
as the late Cretaceous. Nearly all ungulates are herbivores, but there are
some omnivores and even a few carnivores as in the case of some of the whales
- although some do not consider whales as part of the group - only land
mammals with hooves.

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